After sending Zhang Shou and Feng Yi away, Wang Xiaolie returned to the Henan government office and sat idle in the study.
After the great victory in Shaanzhou, the attitude of the central government toward Wang Xiaolie changed drastically. He was no longer thought of as a lucky local warlord whose military strength was not important, but as an important general of the imperial court. Lu Yihao, in particular, believed that Wang Xiaolie stationed a large number of troops in Luoyang, and as long as he defended it, he would be a great threat to the Jin army.
Wang Xiaolie was not familiar with these ministers in the court. For a long time, Wang Xiaolie had deployed a spy system for both Jin Jun and Liu Yu, but Zaixing, especially Zhao Gou, had no informants around him. One reason is that Wang Xiaolie led the troops outside and thought the court's attitude was not important. Furthermore, the Southern Song Dynasty court was indeed looked down upon by Wang Xiaolie. This time Zhang Shou came and talked about the different attitudes of the imperial court towards Wang Xiaolie, which made Wang Xiaolie suddenly realize that he could no longer ignore the affairs of the imperial court.
As a commander-in-chief, Wang Xiaolie must at least set up an institution in Lin'an Mansion to accommodate people who come to Lin'an for business. Once you have a base, everything else falls into place. But how to do this still needs to be considered.
Different from the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty had a Dujin Memorial Hall, and central edicts and correspondence were handled by court officials. Unlike the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty, he had his own vassal residence in the capital, so many things were much more convenient. No matter how important a general in the Song Dynasty was, the officials who received court documents were also sent by the central government.
After occupying Xijing, Wang Xiaolie garrisoned Luoyang. He did not enter Shaanxi or Kaifeng Prefecture, but entered Hedong. Regarding such an action, Wang Xiaolie didn't know what the ministers in the court thought and what Zhao Gou thought. In the future, it will not be possible to have close contact with the imperial court without knowing these things.
When entering Shaanxi or Kaifeng Mansion, Wang Xiaolie attacked the Puppet Qi territory. Entering the east of Hedong and directly attacking the area north of the Yellow River is the territory of the Jin Kingdom. Both seem to be just strategic direction choices, but in fact they are of far-reaching significance.
Jin Guoli Liu Yu was the puppet emperor of Qi, and the dividing line was the Yellow River. The south of the Yellow River belonged to Liu Yu, and the north of the Yellow River belonged to the Kingdom of Jin. Jurchens do not just talk about it casually, but follow this principle very seriously. Qin Hui advocated that "people from the south should return to the south, and people from the north should return to the north." He also fully respected this division of the Jin Kingdom.
When Wang Xiaolie attacked the Hedong area and crossed the Yellow River, he took the Jin army as his enemy, not Liu Yu.
In the Song Dynasty, there were war factions and peace factions. There are surrender factions among the Lord Harmony faction, and there are also factions who want to make peace temporarily and then attack after recovering their strength. Among the main fighting factions, there were those who fought against the Jin Dynasty, and some who fought against the puppet Qi and wanted peace with the Jin Dynasty. There are many different factions among the courtiers.
Wang Xiaolie attacked Hedong. Although the court recognized him as the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong South Road, what the emperor was like and what the courtiers thought were another matter.
Sighing, Wang Xiaolie picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Compared with the war, things in North Korea and China are more complicated. Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and felt his head was heavy.
In a restaurant in Ruicheng, four people, Zhang Jun, Dong Xian, Zhang Qi, and Peng Qi, sat around a table and looked at the door eagerly. Not long after, Yi Quanjin was promoted to Ruicheng's new barracks, and the four of them hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Several people sat down. Dong Xian saw the noise in the store and said to Yi Quan: "We have searched all over the county, but this restaurant is the best. There are too many guests, so please be patient. If there is a restaurant that we are familiar with, we can past."
Yi Quan said: "Ruicheng is a small place, this is what it is like. You guys are from a big place, so I feel you are not used to it. I don't care."
Dong Xian said happily: "This is the best! I think this restaurant is a bit small, but the food and wine are quite rich. We have already ordered the wine, let's see if there is anything else we like to eat, just ask! Today we are four I’m asking you to be the commander, so don’t be polite!”
Yi Quan looked at the menu. Said: "It's a lot, so it should be enough. However, there are a lot of oxen around Ruicheng, and the cooked beef is the best and delicious. And the people here are good at braised meat, so you can order another pork knuckle. Come from afar. It’s not an easy trip, but you should try the food here.”
Dong Xian said yes. I added the two dishes Yi Quan ordered to the menu and called the waiter over to serve them as soon as possible.
Not long after, wine, beef and a few other cold dishes were served and half the table was placed.
Zhang Jun picked up the wine pot and poured wine for several people. He said to Yi Quan: "This wine is brewed in Xinye Winery. It has been aged for more than two years. We brought it here specially. Sorghum spirits must be aged before they are fragrant. Give it a try!"
After saying that, he raised his wine glass and said to Yi Quan, "To raise my birthday!"
Yi Quan drank the wine, picked up a few pieces of beef, ate it, and sat there chewing it slowly.
The four of them persuaded Yi Quan to have a few glasses of wine and eat some food. As he gets drunker, he starts talking more casually.
Dong Xian said: "Tiju knows that we came to Ruicheng on the orders of the capital commander to pick up the trained recruits. No one knows better than Tiju how well these recruits are trained in the camp. Tiju Be careful and pick some good soldiers for us!"
After hearing this, Yi Quan picked up his wine glass and drank a glass of wine. Putting down the wine glass, he looked at several people and sighed. Said: "The number of people coming here from Shaanxi to join the army far exceeds the previous estimate. After more than a month, we can only let the armies take the people away and go back for training. Otherwise, I can't let them go here. To be honest, You, the people who come here to pick up new recruits, all have to treat me to a meal. Everyone wants to be a good soldier, what do you think I should do?"
Zhang Qi said: "We are different from others. We are a newly built army. Everything is not easy. Please pay more attention to your promotion!"
Yi Quan said nothing. Pick up the kuaizi, put the beef in your mouth, and chew it slowly.
Dong Xian said: "If you need help with anything, we can-"
"Alas -" After hearing this, Yi Quan hurriedly put down Kuaizi and stretched out his hand to tell Dong not to say anything else. "You paid for this meal with the minister's money, so I can come and eat it. For other things involving money and materials, please don't harm me! I check here several times a month, but don't ruin my food, clothing and rice bowl!"
Dong Xian said: "I'm wrong about this. How could we do that kind of thing? We mean, for example, sending letters home and buying some local products from other places. We can help. In life, we must always help each other."
Yi Quan said: "You have all just graduated from the military academy. It is indeed not easy. I know this. But everyone who has come to lead troops here recently has difficulties. There are only so many good soldiers to recruit, how to divide them? Is there anything you can do to teach me?"
Peng Qi said: "So, there is no humane thing left to say?"
Yi Quan looked at Peng Qi sideways and said, "If you don't have feelings, what do you do?"
Zhang Jun said hurriedly: "This brother of the Peng family has an impatient temper. Don't blame me for being promoted! Those who come out of the new barracks must be good soldiers. What is there to say? But they are also good soldiers, but their tempers are still a little different. We are Although the newly-built army has some officers and veterans from the old army, it still lacks talents. When selecting soldiers, can you help us select people who have a bright future and may become officers in the future?"
Yi Quan listened and looked at the people but said nothing.
Zhang Jun said: "There are over 10,000 people in the recruit camp, how can Ti Ji recognize him? However, among these recruits, there must be some who are particularly outstanding, and some of them must be particularly annoying. To help Ti Ji, select more outstanding ones and fewer What is particularly annoying is the grace shown to us.”
Yi Quan looked at Zhang Jun for a while. Said: "Among the few of you, you are the most eloquent in your words. Before you came, the Xuanfu Division told you that we should select some good seedlings for you. I have inquired, except for you, most of them came from other places. Those recruited from the army are not familiar with our army. Xuanfu said that it is precisely because they are not familiar with it that they should choose some good soldiers for them. Well, I have some outstanding recruits here who I pay more attention to, so I will choose more That’s it for you.”
Dong Xian and others hurriedly handed over their hands: "Thank you for the promotion! You are a great kindness to us by doing this!"
These people all studied in the military academy for a short period of time and came out to serve as commanders. What Wang Xiaolie meant was that these people had all led soldiers, and there was little point in studying for a long time. It is better to study in a short period of time and lead troops and test it in practice. When there is time in the future, let them go to school for more short-term training. After a few times, you will be no worse than the officers who came out of the military academy.
Zhang Jun is quite special. Based on his qualifications, if he works hard and has talent, he can do it all. It's just that in Wang Xiaolie's army, the military academy can only serve as a commander at most. Only if you do well can you continue to be promoted. Zhang Jun will be the commander, and Wang Xiaolie will give him an extra part of his salary, but it will be the same as others. Zhang Jun could only work hard secretly, thinking about making achievements and getting promoted.
(There is only one update today. I owe five updates this month. I will try to finish it before the end of the month.)
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